Global companies are accelerating their push to decouple China data in response to the country’s increasingly stringent data and anti-espionage laws, as relations between Washington and Beijing deteriorate.
The drive for full localisation of data in China and separation of information technology systems from the rest of the world has accelerated over recent months as Beijing strengthens its control and regulation of data.
US consulting firms including McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group and Oliver Wyman are splitting their IT systems, according to a half-dozen staff at the companies.
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